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13 Tactics to Tackle Body Hair
By Greg Mauro
Yes, bodily hair is no more a pain! Years of research have led to
five permanent ways to remove bodily hair. We present to you on
a platter, 6 permanent procedures and 7 temporary techniques to
remove body hair. Let's take a quick look!
5 Primary Permanent Procedures
A number of these methods have been developed that make use
of chemicals, energy of varying types, or a combination to target
the areas that regulate hair growth.
1. Electrolysis: In this process, a hair-thin metal probe is slid into a
hair follicle. If the insertion is done in a proper manner, it makes
sure that it does not puncture the skin. Then, electricity is
delivered to the follicle through the probe. This damages the
localized areas that generate hair.
2. Laser: In this process, light at a specified wavelength is
delivered from a handpiece into the skin, which eventually target
dark material, usually the pigment in hair. This causes thermal or
mechanical damage to a hair follicle, but sparing surrounding
tissues.
3. Flashlamp: In this process, a full spectrum (non-coherent) light
and low-range infrared radiation is filtered to allow a specified
range of wavelengths, which is thereby delivered from a handpiece
into the skin. This also targets dark material ¡ª the pigment in hair.
Similar to laser, it causes thermal or mechanical damage to a hair
follicle, sparing the surrounding tissues.
4. Prescription oral medications: This refers to prescribed drugs/
oral medications that hamper hair growth. But these are better
discussed with a physician before intake, for possible side effects
and results. These are considered as lasting inhibitors for hair
growth
5. Prescription topical preparation (Vaniqa): Vaniqa is a
prescription cream that is applied to the skin for the reduction of
unwanted facial hair in women. The active ingredient in Vaniqa is
eflornithine hydrochloride. This inhibits the enzyme, ornithine
decarboxylase (ODC), which affects hair growth. One has to get a
prescription from a physician in order to use the product. This
medication retards hair growth and is not a depilatory.
Permanent ¡ª But Be Wary!
The following method, though may be permanent, is not generally
prescribed and is considered a restricted method of hair removal.
6. X-ray (banned in the United States): Women are exposed to a
four-minute dose of x-rays directly to the face, often once a week
for several months. Though the treatments offer permanent hair
removal, in the long term, they result in wrinkling, atrophy, white
or brown fibrous splotches, keratoses, ulcerations, carcinoma, and
in some cases, death. Thus these treatments have been banned in
some countries.
Temporary Methods
Hair removal can be done through depilation, which involves either
removing part of the hair above the skin's surface or also through
epilation, which involves removing the entire hair. These are
temporary methods at regular intervals.
1. Depilation can last for several hours to several days. The
methods can be:
a) Shaving or trimming (manually or with electric shavers)
b) Depilatories (creams or "shaving powders" ¡ª these methods
chemically dissolve hair)
c) Friction (rough surfaces used to buff away hair)
2. Epilation can last for several days to several weeks. The
methods can be:
a) Tweezing: A metal forceps is used to manually to pull hair out
by the root.
b) Waxing: A layer of hot wax is applied to the skin. Then a strip
of polythene or cloth is pressed onto the wax. The strip is then
pulled out in the direction, opposite to the hair growth, thus
clearing a large area of hair
c) Sugaring: This is similar to waxing, but is done by using a
sticky paste.
d) Threading: (also called fatlah or khite) ¡ª A twisted hair
catches/plucks hair as it is rolled out on the skin.
e) Rotary epilators (devices which rapidly grasp the body hair
and pull them out right from the root).
The following methods, though prescribed and used by some, are
not considered completely safe. Also the positive or negative
effects of the following methods are at doubt.
3. Electric tweezers: In this process, an electric current is applied
to a hair through an electrified tweezer, which grasps the hair
above the surface of the skin and holds it for a couple of minutes.
This method, apparently permanently damages the hair root.
4. Transdermal electrolysis: In this process, a conductive gel is
spread on the skin. Electricity is passed through a cotton swab,
which comes in contact with the gel. This method claims that the
electricity damages the hair root, and thus permanently hinders
hair growth.
5. Transcutaneous hair removal: It is similar to Transdermal
electrolysis, except that an adhesive patch is used in place of a
cotton swab
6. Photoepilators: In this process, a fiberoptic probe is placed in or
directly above a follicle, through which light-based energy is
passed. The light is said to permanently damage hair growth.
7. Microwaves: In this process, microwave radiation is sent
through a handpiece into the skin. This energy causes thermal
damage.
Some of the above-mentioned treatments are to be strictly
monitored by a physician and cannot be performed without medical
supervision.
Hair is a hitch, when at unwanted places. Now there are solutions
at your disposal, so get set to dispose those unwanted strands
from your body!
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